Alden Bernate, 12, is only a middle school student, but he’s already played a big part in groundbreaking epilepsy research. He donated brain tissue for scientific research after he had surgery to disconnect part of his brain that was causing severe seizures. The human genetics team at Seattle Children’s Research Institute, led by Dr. Ghayda […]
My first Mother’s Day was in 2004. I anticipated sleepless nights and lots of happiness around the arrival of my first son, Adam, due in early May. Instead, there were potted plants and sympathy cards and a single white rose in a blue vase after my son was stillborn just before midnight on April 24. […]
There are times when a child comes to the hospital with symptoms and even after a thorough exam and many tests, doctors can have a difficult time making a diagnosis. Now, doctors and researchers at Seattle Children’s have a new tool that will be key in finding answers for patients and their families: A next […]
In honor of Donate Life Month, On the Pulse shares an inspiring story of a mother and her son that symbolizes the true act of ‘paying it forward’. Kaden Hollis was only 1 years old when he underwent a lifesaving liver transplant. Throughout Kaden’s journey, his mother Cindie knew that although the gift of life […]
Only a week after giving birth to twins, a girl and a boy, in July of 2008, Annette Cole’s world was turned upside down. Something was wrong with her baby boy, Trevor Clemons. In his first couple weeks of life he was lethargic, irritable and couldn’t keep any food down. She was overwhelmed with fear […]
Researchers know that certain genes are linked to autism spectrum disorders — scientists have identified about 50 genes, and they estimate an additional 300 or more are also involved. Pinpointing these genes is difficult, but it could be the key to understanding the cause of a disorder that affects 1 in every 68 children in […]
The halls of Seattle Children’s Hospital are a familiar place to Joell Posey-Grager, Miss Seattle 2016, and her family. Now 24, before she was wearing crowns and singing to audiences, she was a patient at Seattle Children’s. Recently, she returned to the hospital not as a patient, but as a visitor to help brighten the day […]
Melissa French-Stephenson and David Stephenson know the devastation of losing a baby to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). In 2002, they lost their 3-month-old, Jon, to SIDS while he was at daycare. He was their first baby. “We were late to daycare because he was in such a good mood that morning and we spent […]
Dr. Anisa Ibrahim was 6 in 1993 when her family came to Seattle from Somalia, driven from their country by civil war. In the beginning, everything about their new country was exciting and confusing — especially the supermarket. “We were used to going to the market every day to buy fresh food,” recalls Ibrahim, now […]
On January 6, 2015, 13-year-old Jacob Wald woke up and headed to school. The day started out just like any other day. This day, however, would turn out to be very different; this day would change his life forever. “I was playing basketball that morning,” said Wald. “Everything happened so fast. Eight hours later I […]
